Wednesday, October 17, 2012
DJ Henry's mother reflects on the two year anniversary of her son's death
For Easton resident Angella Henry, things have not gotten easier in the two years since her son's death. The mother of DJ Henry relives it each and every day. "Some days have been worse as some information has been revealed about Oct. 17, 2010 and we find out how cruel-fully he was treated it actually hurts even more," she said. "I don’t think time makes things any easier." Henry will spend her day Wednesday mourning the loss of her son, who was shot and killed by police officer Aaron Hess on Oct. 17, 2010 while driving away from a bar in Pleasantville, N.Y. The two years since that night have included vigils, legal battles, widespread media attention, and differing accounts from a slew of witnesses. Pleasantville Police Officer Aaron …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Ronald Beckley, who also fired his weapon the night DJ Henry was shot and killed by Police Officer Aaron Hess, said in a deposition last week that he was aiming at Hess and described him to be the 'aggressor.' Beckley also said he shot Hess in the knee.
Mount Pleasant Police Officer Ronald Beckley, the second officer to fire his weapon the night of Easton native DJ Henry's death, said during his deposition in federal court last week that he fired his gun to stop Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess, who he felt was the "aggressor." "I was shooting at a person that I thought was the aggressor and was inflicting deadly physical force on another," Beckley told Michael Sussman, who deposed him as part of a civil suit filed by the Henry family against Hess and the Village of Pleasantville, NY. Hess, a Pleasantville Police Officer, shot and killed Henry on Oct. 17, 2010 outside a bar in Pleasantville as Henry was driving in his vehicle. He was not indicted by a Westchester County Grand …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The release of Aaron Hess' deposition Thursday shows disparities in witness accounts, DJ Henry's father Danroy Henry Sr. Says.
Danroy Henry Sr., the father of Easton native DJ Henry - who was shot and killed by New York Police Officer Aaron Hess Oct. 17, 2010 - said that the standards of justification for his son's death are being lowered by contradicting statements made by witnesses and Hess himself. "If you allege that a wrong was committed that required the use of deadly force to stop, and if what you allege then is proven to be false then the standard that would apply to justify the taking of that life turns into a lesser one," Henry said. Henry, along with his lawyer Michael Sussman, spoke with the media on a conference call Friday - a day after the transcript Hess' deposition given in Federal Court was released to the public. Hess was grilled by Sussman as …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Henry family lawyer Michael Sussman will have the opportunity to question Pleasantville, NY Police Officer Aaron Hess Tuesday in White Plains, N.Y.
For the first time since Easton native DJ Henry was shot and killed by a New York police officer nearly two years ago, the Henry family lawyer will have an opportunity to question the man who did the shooting. Aaron Hess, the Pleasantville, NY police officer who shot and killed DJ Henry on Oct. 17, 2010, will be the first to give deposition for a civil lawsuit filed by the family. "It’s a case I’ve spent a great deal of time and energy on and I think for good reason," Henry family attorney Michael Sussman said on a conference call Friday afternoon. "And, it’s very, very important that we understand from his perspective what he did, and what he didn’t do, and why he did what he did." DJ Henry, a football player at Pace University and …
Monday, March 12, 2012
The Henry family attorney began to publicly share the case's documentation today.
After a federal judge in White Plains, NY ruled on Thursday that materials related to the shooting death of Pace University football player and Easton native Danroy "DJ" Henry including police statements, witness statements, surveillance footage, police calls and more could be released to the public, the Henry family attorney has started to publicize some of the items. "Generally, there’s a desire, apart from Grand Jury testimony, to have the public right to know respected," Henry family attorney Michael Sussman said on Monday. "Judge (George A.) Yanthis respected the public right to know and I was pleased that he did so. I don’t think the judge released this knowing what was in it, thinking it would show one side or the other. I don’t …
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10:53 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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